Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie

Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne (the seat) and Saint-Michel-des-Andaines.^[2]

Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie
Commune
The lake and casino in Bagnoles-de-l'Orne
Location of Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie
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Coordinates: 48°33′11″N 0°25′19″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Alençon
Canton	Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie
Area 1	15.70 km2 (6.06 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	2,698
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61483 /61140, 61600
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, L'Être au Gras, Saint-Michel-des-Andaines, Javains and Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie.^[3]

It is 1,570 hectares (6.1 sq mi) in size. The highest point in the commune is 205 metres (673 ft).

The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.^[4]

The Vee river, is the major watercourse running through this area.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,754	—
1975	1,714	−0.33%
1982	1,993	+2.18%
1990	2,279	+1.69%
1999	2,499	+1.03%
2007	2,859	+1.70%
2012	2,724	−0.96%
2017	2,693	−0.23%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department